Less than 24 hours after an emotional five-set triumph over the Vancouver Island University Mariners, the University of the Fraser Valley women’s volleyball team wasn’t quite as sharp in the rematch. The Mariners salvaged a weekend split, winning in four sets (25-20, 25-9, 22-25, 25-21) on Saturday at the Student Activity Centre North Gym. “Where […]
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Funk, Cascades finally finish off Mariners in five
After failing in their first two attempts to put away the Vancouver Island University Mariners, Rachel Funk and the University of the Fraser Valley women’s volleyball team simply wouldn’t be denied on the third try. The Cascades, playing before their home fans at the Student Activity Centre North Gym on Friday, raced out to an […]
Cascades weekend preview: Wierks making run at Canada West milestones
Men's Basketball, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball
With each passing game, Sarah Wierks’s legacy with the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team comes into sharper focus. It’s becoming apparent that the 6’2″ centre from Chilliwack, now in her fifth and final season of eligibility, isn’t just one of the greatest players in Cascades history – she’s one of the all-time elite […]
Top 10 Tuesday: UFV men’s wrestling team ranked No. 1 in CIS
The University of the Fraser Valley wrestling program attained another landmark in its inaugural season, as the men’s squad rose to No. 1 in the new Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) national rankings released Tuesday. The latest edition of the weekly poll saw the Cascades men jump from No. 3 into the top spot, despite the […]
Chargers complete sweep of Cascades
The University of the Fraser Valley women’s volleyballers found themselves on the wrong end of a weekend sweep at the hands of the Camosun Chargers. The Chargers, the No. 4-ranked team in the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA), were coming off a three-set triumph over the Cascades on Friday in Victoria. They emerged victorious in […]
Cascades suffer road loss to Chargers
Beating the No. 4-ranked team in the nation on their home court proved just as tough as it sounds for the University of the Fraser Valley women’s volleyball team on Friday evening. The Cascades took the ferry across to Victoria to face the Camosun Chargers, and sustained a three-set defeat (25-19, 25-21, 27-25). UFV, ranked […]
Wierks named Canada West first star, men’s basketball and wrestling teams climb national rankings
Men's Basketball, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling
Sarah Wierks of the University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball team has been named the Canada West first star of the week after leading the Cascades to a pair of victories over the Mount Royal Cougars. The 6’2” fifth-year centre from Chilliwack, B.C. racked up 21 points, 17 rebounds and four blocks in Friday’s […]